O and I were dining at one of our favorite local joints recently (Iberia tapas bar) where a TV was on over the bar. Much to Olivia’s annoyment sometimes, I think I’m a normal male: when the TV is on, that’s where my attention is. The sound was off, but some cook was going through all the steps on how to fry a turkey. It looked cool.
Oren and I had the pleasure of a few beautiful fall days in Montréal this September. For your culinary inspiration and travel enjoyment, here is our first visit’s pass at the All In Guide to Montréal.
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I started out trying to write just a few lines about Brunoise as part of our Montréal Guide, but found I couldn’t resist sharing more details of this, our top pick restaurant in Montréal and a place I can only dream of having less than three thousand miles away.
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Continuing the trend of one word titles I’d like to add my word: consistency. Supposedly it’s what makes golf, billiards and everything else so hard (as if hitting a tiny ball with a LONG stick is ever easy). And clearly, it’s what makes or breaks a restaurant.
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We are always in search of good brunch places without crazy lines and impossible parking. (Absinthe remains our stand-by — you’ll understand why if you’ve tried their ricotta-stuffed French toast.) We just discovered that Canteen, the much buzzed about dinner spot (Food & Wine, The San Francisco Chronicle…) long on our must-try list, pocket of a restaurant, serves breakfast throughout the week and brunch on the weekends.
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